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2nd grade art projects

Our first big art projects this year are all about NAMES! Each grade level is learning a different way to write their names – 1st and 2nd grades are learning BUBBLE LETTERS, 3rd is learning BLOCK LETTERS, and grades 4 and 5 are learning how to write their name in CURSIVE. Students then added the art elements of line, shape, and color to turn their names into a work of art.

Grades 1 & 2 bubble letter designs

Grade 3 block letter designs

Grade 4 cursive writing designs

Grade 5 cursive writing designs

We also spent some time looking at how other artists use words and letters in their art pieces. We looked at the words that Faith Ringgold includes around her Story Quilts.

Andy Warhol’s “100 Cans” and Juan Miro’s Hirondelle/Amour also brought some interesting discussions about words found in art.

“I Can” Goals:

I can write my name in block, bubble, or cursive letters.

I can talk about different works of art.

I can use the art elements of line, shape, and color to create a work of art using my own name.

As the school year winds down, we are recognizing and celebrating the work of a few more Georgetown artists.

Kiara’s “Winter Trees” art piece will be featured in 2015 during School Board Recognition month. Her work will be displayed in the board meeting room and enjoyed by our school board members. Congrats, Kiara!

Two Georgetown masterpieces will also be on loan for the upcoming school year for display at our Administration Building. Congratulations to Siri and Zach – your artwork is framed and looks fabulous over at the Admin building!

Georgetown artists in grades 1, 2, and 3 have been creating colorful, blooming projects to celebrate warmer weather. And, bonus…these projects have become beautiful Mother’s Day gifts. Visit our on-line art gallery ARTSONIA to see more of these fabulous projects!

First Grade artists created these beautiful flowers in a fancy mosaic vase.

Third Grade artists created these fabulous collage landscapes while studying the Folk Art of American artist Heather Galler. Each of their masterpieces was photographed and added to a special card for a lovely Mother’s Day gift.

The blustery cold weather has inspired our Georgetown artists to create some fun “wintery” projects. We are also starting our study and review of color, and these projects are reinforcing our understanding of color families such as primary and secondary colors, and warm/cool colors.

First grade artists are working on these nice warm/cool holiday trees.

Second grade artists are finishing up some awesome grinches, focusing on shading and warm/cool color combinations.

Third graders are enjoying exploring different color families as they create these colorful candy canes!

Fourth and Fifth grade artists created visual interest with line, shape, and color as they created their Nutty Nutcrackers.

Parents…these projects can be found on our on-line art gallery, ARTSONIA.

Second grade artists have been exploring the collage art of Henri Matisse. They learned that in 1949, Matisse began one of the greatest projects of his life…a chapel for the Dominican sisters in the town of Vence, France. He designed every part of the Chapelle du Rosaire, including the beautiful stained glass windows. Our Matisse window collages are inspired by his “Christmas Eve” piece, and the second graders worked hard to create an eye path, using color and shape, that leads the eye around the collage.

Matisse Window “Christmas Eve”

As our assessment for this project, second graders did a “Gallery Walk” around the room, admiring each other’s work. They wrote comments about the pieces they were viewing, and there were great conversations about eye path, shape, and color!

Even though the school year is winding down, we are still recognizing students who create outstanding pieces. Three of our Georgetown Elementary students have had their artwork selected for display in our Administration Building for the 2012-13 school year.

I’ve heard that the arrival of new student artwork each year at the Administration Building creates quite a buzz, with lots of good-natured competition amongst the staff as they choose their favorite pieces to display in their offices!

Congratulations to Second Grade artist Elaina, and Fourth Grade artists, Mackenzie and Emma!